No incremental solutions.

Let the bits go.

In an infinite world…

In an infinite world… • Emptiness is valuable.

In an infinite world… • Emptiness is valuable. • Things fill up by default.

In an infinite world… • Emptiness is valuable. • Things fill up by default. • Survive with 3 D’s: Delete, Defer, and avoiD.

Better use of time. Computer literacy isn’t enough.

e-mail todo lists media diet photos creating bits naming files storing files other essentials Users need many skills:

Achieving emptiness Zero inbox, once a day

four types of e-mail

four types of e-mail spam

four types of e-mail

spam

four types of e-mail spam personal

four types of e-mail

spam

personal

four types of e-mail spam personal 3. fyi’s (cc’s, newsletters)

four types of e-mail

spam

personal

3. fyi’s (cc’s, newsletters)

four types of e-mail spam personal 3. fyi’s (cc’s, newsletters) 4. todos

four types of e-mail

spam

personal

3. fyi’s (cc’s, newsletters)

4. todos

three things you can do to an e-mail

three things you can do to an e-mail delete

three things you can do to an e-mail delete file

three things you can do to an e-mail delete file defer

delete, file, or defer? spam

delete, file, or defer?

spam

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file)

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

4a. small todos

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos: complete & delete

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

4a. small todos: complete & delete

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos: complete & delete 4b. big todos

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

4a. small todos: complete & delete

4b. big todos

delete, file, or defer? spam: delete personal: delete (or file) 3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos: complete & delete 4b. big todos: defer!

delete, file, or defer?

spam: delete

personal: delete (or file)

3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

4a. small todos: complete & delete

4b. big todos: defer!

a lack of todo management The cause of email overload…

The key to a bit-literate todo list

Apps that defer todos

Bit literacy in managing photos Take lots of pictures, then delete most of them John Kratz

Bit literacy in the media diet: Avoid all sources you don’t need

Bit literacy in files: empathy choosing file formats naming files storing files

bit-literate file naming ( 1 ) what do applicants name their resumes?

bit-literate file naming ( 1 ) what do applicants name their resumes? a more empathetic name: john-smith-resume.pdf

bit-literate file naming (2) mh-0523-bitlitseminar.ppt cg-0522-proposal.doc bn-0518-amex.pdf (in “receipts”)

e-mail todo lists media diet photos creating bits naming files storing files other essentials Users need skills– and better tools

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